"I truly believe that whatever an individual gets out of a particular piece of art is far greater than anything the artist could have intended." -- Quinn George
AURAL DEVASTATION Because sometimes all we need is our ear drums shattered by the weight of music, the force of distortion, and the insanity of noise. Old Man Gloom Super groups that are actually super are a rare thing nowadays, but it was...
May 2012 marked the 15th anniversary of Constellation. This label mixtape draws from the past couple of years, and offers a pretty comprehensive picture of what we’ve been up to as of late.
For the past six years, I’ve had the pleasure of repeating, “This Russian Circles album is their best yet,” four different times. Rarely does a band seem to be on such a trajectory for greatness and going after it slowly but surely as Russian...
I’m a sucker for diverse bills on shows. I know less musically inclined or adventurous individuals take comfort in seeing the acts that they know, but I have always found that some of my favorite bands are the ones I was completely not...
“Pop music shouldn’t always get a bad rap,” says Top Pops!, a recurring selection of pop music highlights across a selection of styles. In this post, tracks from Portland musicians Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside and Yards, as...
Scottish electronica act Errors have shown steady growth through the years. The band’s debut, It’s Not Something But It Is Like Whatever, was a calculated assault of electronics and synth, and their second album, Come Down With Me...
Guitarist and songwriter for The Fresh & Onlys, Wymond Miles, has just released his first solo effort on Sacred Bones, entitled Earth Has Doors. In just twenty minutes, the visually-evocative four-track EP seems to progressively journey through...